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" I really like acting in French. It's actually quite different for me, from acting in English. It's fun acting in a foreign language. You're liberated or freed from preconceptions. "
Kristin Scott Thomas
Fun
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" I think people do work too much. I've never been able to understand the whole 'make hay while the sun shines' thing. Either I want to work or I don't want to work. "
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" I used to be so intensely preoccupied by unhappiness... now there are times where you might get down, but you can move on much faster now. "
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